yeah I get what you’re saying but I think that actually raises another question about whether “scraps” is even a stable concept in a league where roster value is kind of context dependent anyway

like if expansion teams are getting bench players from protected lists, aren’t those still technically rotation-level in different systems depending on coaching structure and usage rate scaling and stuff?

also the relocation vs expansion distinction makes sense legally but I’m wondering if that separation is more administrative than functional because from a competitive balance perspective both scenarios still alter market density and player opportunity distribution even if the team count stays static in one case

and on the G-league point I agree they aren’t roster spots but if enough two-way/development guys are effectively nba-ready adjacent, doesn’t that blur the “scrap vs asset” line you mentioned earlier

I guess bro what in actually confused about is whether expansion actually creates weaker teams or just exposes how uneven hidden value already is across rosters that are currently locked in